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Market Wrap: Bitcoin Rallies Ahead of Senate Compromise

Bitcoin and ether remain well bid as U.S. senators reach a compromise on the crypto provision of the infrastructure bill.

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Ether Erases Early Losses to Trade Above $3K

The token remains below the 2 1/2-month high of $3,188 reached over the weekend.

The U.S. infrastructure bill's tax provisions could affect the price of ether.

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Crypto Long & Short: How Do You Measure Relative Value in Crypto?

Until recently, the manipulable “market cap” was nearly all investors had to go on when measuring the relative value of digital assets. More sophisticated yardsticks are emerging.

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Bitcoin Rises Above $43K for First Time Since May

Bitcoin's price rose above $43,000 Friday for the first time since May, taking its year-to-date return to 48%. The Week in Review panel for "All About Bitcoin" discusses the week's top events that could have propelled bitcoin's rally, including Ethereum's London hard fork upgrade, growth in crypto ATM installations, and JPMorgan's in-house bitcoin fund launch.

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Rising Ether-Bitcoin Price Ratio Shows Crypto Risk Appetite

The crypto markets are in a risk-on environment, as evidenced by the recent rise in the ether–bitcoin (ETH/BTC) price ratio, and the trend appears set to continue. "All About Bitcoin" host Christine Lee breaks down the Chart of the Day.

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Market Wrap: Bitcoin Rallies Above $42K as Bull Market Continues

Some analysts are optimistic about the broad crypto rally and see further upside, especially for ether.

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Quantum Economics Exec: ETH Driving Crypto Markets, Not BTC

The crypto markets are popping up, and many suggest Ethereum’s London hard fork upgrade was a potential catalyst. “[Bitcoin] maxis will probably get upset with me on this, but Ethereum is definitely the driver of the markets,” said Quantum Economics Analyst Alexandre Lores in explaining his reading of the price boost.

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Binance Bans Derivatives in Hong Kong, Ethereum Fork Boosts Trading

Binance bans derivatives products accounts in Hong Kong. Ethereum fork provides a trading boost, and India’s Olympic winners get more than just medals. We’ll have more on that story and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of “The Daily Forkast.”

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Ether Options Activity Increases as London Hard Fork Goes Live, $50K Call Most Popular

"There was a flurry of call buying and put selling after the London fork," one trading firm said.

The London hard fork is influencing trades in the ether options market.